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Smog Veil Records was a
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based
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. In addition to standard CD,
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, and
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distribution, Smog Veil also distributed its media via digital channels, including
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and iTunes.


History

In business from 1991 until 2021, Smog Veil Records focused primarily on underground, challenging, unknown, and/or bombastic rock’n’roll from artists based in Northeast Ohio and Cleveland. Co-owner Frank Mauceri stated that the company had a green initiative, and that its headquarters were powered by wind and solar energy. The label closed in December 2021.


Artists

* Agitated * Amoeba (raft boy) * Amps 2 Eleven * Axemaster *
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* Buzz Clic/Bold Chicken * California Speedbag * Cheese Borger and The Cleveland Steamers * David Thomas and 2 pale boys * Defnics * Dissidents *
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* Idiot Humans * Les Black and the Amazing Pink Holes *
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* Pink Holes *
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* Prisoners *
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* Rubber City Rebels * Step Sister * The God Squad * The New Christs *
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* Tin Huey * Unknown Instructors * Vacancies


References

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